Many states are proposing only modest spending increases in K-12 education for fiscal 2018, partly because revenues from tax collections are weak. Lawmakers in Texas and Florida have called for flat-line spending or small bumps in funding for next fiscal year in K-12, while California is looking at larger increases.

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Sean Cavanagh is Senior Editor of EdWeek Market Brief. He is also a reporter and editor for Education Week, where he has covered a variety of beats since 2002. His primary focus is on business and technology issues in K-12 education. Previously he covered math and science education, charter schools and school choice, and federal policy. Before joining Education Week, he was a reporter for daily newspapers in Tennessee and Florida.